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Issue 16 March 2008

What's on in the Hastings area, March 08

*This is our monthly listing of music, art, cinema, theatre and other types of event in Hastings, St Leonards-on-sea, and the local area. Have an event you'd like to see listed here? Then contact us

Art

Hastings Arts Forum (HAF)
29 Feb -6 March collaborations "chess 2008"
Nine artists celebrating Hastings’ unique heritage in the world of chess
Pazza Milano and Danny Pockets, installations and new paintings
7-13 March Sophie du Main and Andy Parker
Two painters who work together "4 group" by unusual collectives
For two weeks in both galleries
SOCO members show, 60 painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors.
Marine Court, St Leonards
www.haf.org.uk

Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Leigh Walker: photo-montage figurative work 10 Feb – 30 March
Kathe Deutsch: prints by local artist 10 Feb-30 March
www.hmag.org.uk

Imagen Gallery
Photographic exhibition featuring the work of local photographers Terry
Russell, Adam Piggott, Barry Reid and Thor Taylor.
29 March-11 April, Tues- Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Britannia Enterprise Centre,
Waterworks Road, Hastings
t: 01424 447518
www.imagenart.co.uk

IPG Gallery
Robertsbridge in Focus: Photographs
Folk-Us: A unique snapshot of East Sussex village life by local photographers and enthusiasts.
8 March–19 April (11am–4pm, Weds–Sat)
3 Old Brewery Yard, High Street, Battle t: 01424 775650
www.ipgbattle.com

Stables Arts Centre
An Illustrator’s Eye 11 Feb-15 March
The Bourne, Hastings
t: 01424 423 221
www.stables-theatre.co.uk

Weekend Gallery
Elise Allan, Hazel Brook
15 March-20 April
The Laindons, 23 High Street
ww.weekendgallery.co.uk

Cinema

The Electric Palace Cinema
Saturday Morning Pictures: KiriKou and the Sorceress, Sat 1 March 10.30am
Moliere Sat 1, Sun 2 March
Playing a Par Wed 5 March
Away from Her Thurs 6, Fri 7 March
Sherrybaby Sat 8, Sun 9 March
Reservations Weds 12 March
The Singer Thurs 13, Fri 14, Sat 15, Sun 16 March
Saturday Morning Pictures: Fairytale:
A True Story
Sat 15 March 10.30am
Tess’s Surprise Film Night, Tues 18 March
Shoot the Poets Weds 19 March
Control Thurs 20, Fri 21 March
Amazing Grace Sat 22, Sun 23 March
Inland EmpireWeds 26 March
Brick Lane Thurs 27, Fri 28, Sat 29, Sun 30 March
Saturday Morning Pictures: Buster Keaton’s The General Sat 29 March 10.30am
Tickets £5, £4 concessions
t: 01424 720 393
www.electricpalacecinema.com

Hastings Odeon Cinema
Tickets: 0871 22 44 007
Or online www.odeon.co.uk
Odeon Kid's Club
Saturday mornings, £2.50 - Parents go free!
Odeon Senior Screen
Tuesday mornings, £3.00 with Free tea, coffee & biscuits

Theatre

Stables Theatre
Improbable Fiction: a new comedy by Alan Ayckbourn
Fri 7 to Sat 15 March 7.30pm
In the Mood: a 1930s Musical presented by Helenswood Performing Arts College
Tues 18 and Weds 19 March 7.30pm
Pinocchio by Ron Hall, a Dehaviland Dance School Production
Thurs 27-Sat 29 March
The Bourne, Hastings
t: 01424 423 221
www.stables-theatre.co.uk

White Rock Theatre
The Gruffalo Tues 5 Feb, 11am and 2.30pm
Abbamania Sat 9 Feb 7.30pm
La Traviata: Ellen Kent International Sun 10 Feb 7.30pm
Tony Stockwell Weds 13 Feb 7.30pm
Beauty and the Beast – On Ice Weds 20 Feb 7.30pm
Box Office: 0870 145 11 33

Music

Jazzhastings presents
Polar Bear
Sebastian Rochford–drums
Pete Wareham-sax
Mark Lockheart-sax
Tom Herbert-bass 
Leafcutter John-electronics
Most celebrated cutting-edge jazz band to have emerged in last few years. Winner of rising star award at the BBC Jazz awards.
Mon 3 March  
Hastings and St. Leonard’s Angling Club, The Stade. 8.30pm. Disabled access. Tickets £5 on the door.
t: 01424 729174
www.jazzhastings.co.uk

1066 Jazz Club
Fri 7 March New Orleans Heat
Fri 14 March The Fantastic Sheepwatch Playboys with the return of Richard Bennett on trumpet
Fri 21 March Max Collie Rhythm Aces  with Denny Ilett on trumpet and ‘Gentleman Jim McKintosh on banjo
Fri 28 March Phil Mason’s New
Orleans All Starts with Christine Tyrell
Phoenix Arts Centre
Parkstone Road, Hastings
t: 01424 854558
www.1066jazzclub.co.uk


Miscellaneous

St Michael’s Hospice Events
For dates and times of coffee mornings, bingo, and tea dances, please contact
St Michael’s Hospice t: 01424 717968
Photo Dog Show 2008
This competition will run through 2008. Four parts correspond to the four seasons, closing dates the last day of March, June, September and December. Entry open to amateur photographers only. Photos must be submitted in 6 x 4 colour print format. For entry forms send SAE to St Michael's Hospice Photo Dog Show, Administration Centre, Youldon House, 54 Pevensey Road, St
Leonards TN38 0LS Or email
photodogshow@stmichaelshospice.com

Friends of Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve
Winter Trees and Hedgerows Walk Sat 8 March, 1-3pm
Join us on a tour of the wonderful Fairlight Glen and
the hedgerows of nearby fields, with local tree expert Dr Owen Johnson. Meet at Fairlight Road picnic area (helipad carpark). £2 or free to Friends of HCP
t: Paul Baines, evenings, 01424 200929

St Leonards Improv Comedy Club
Compered by Alexis, Headliner Helen Keen
Fri 14 March, 8pm
The Rooms, 33-35 Western Road, St Leonards
t: 07855 978674

The Sara Lee Trust Book Sale
Sat 8 March, 10.30am-1pm
Adults’ and children’s books, CDs, DVDs, raffle refreshments, free entry. Any quality books no longer required greatly appreciated. Please bring on the day between 9.30 & 10.30am.  Arthur Easton Centre, St Michael’s Hospice, 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards
t: 01424 456608

Hastings Half Marathon
Sun 16 March, 10.30am start. New entries until
15 March. See pages 6-7 for details
www.hastings-half.co.uk

 

*The Hastings Handbook does not accept any responsibility for the events listed here or the accuracy of the information. Sometimes errors are made, events are cancelled or dates are changed. Before booking or turning up at an event, we suggest you check details with the relevant organiser.

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